Splashdown: Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth


The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth’s atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening (US time) after nearly 10 days in space, capping the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in over half a century.

NASA’s gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, parachuted gently into calm seas off the Southern California coast shortly after 5:07 p.m. Pacific Time …

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